A devastated family continues to endure the aftershock of its horrifying loss.

The sister and parents of 24-year-old Andrei Anghel — the Ajax man who was killed along with 297 other passengers onboard Malaysia Air Flight 17 that was shot down over the Ukraine — are still in shock.

Anghel, who was studying medicine at university in Romania, was travelling to Bali with his German girlfriend for a vacation when the disaster occurred.

“We’re not even considering how or why this happened, we’re just trying to deal with what happened to us and what we have lost at this point,” his older sister, Alexandra Anghel, told the Toronto Sun on Saturday. “Andrei’s our baby.”

Alexandra spoke to her brother right before he boarded the doomed flight and had told him to be safe and that she loved him.

The nation has mourned alongside the Anghels, who said they sincerely appreciate the outpouring of support.

“It’s incredibly nice to know that everyone is suffering with us,” she said. “But, to us, it’s more than a national or international disaster at this point.

“We are just waiting and don’t really know what will happen next,” she added

The Anghels said they are expecting to hear shortly from the Foreign Minister’s office about what will happen as families wait for the recovery of loved ones’ remains.

The family was offered the chance to fly to the Ukraine where United Nations centres are set up for families to visit the crash site, but they said that they will not be doing that.

“We need space and time right now,” said Alexandra.

At this point there are no dates or timelines for families as to when they’ll bring home the deceased.

It was last reported more than 180 bodies had been recovered from the site of the crash, but had not been identified.

“This has just been the worst thing imaginable,” she said. “You could never be prepared for this.”